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This well-written and richly researched study provides an indispensable account of the public policies of two controversial religious movements--the Mormon Church in America and the Gulen movement in Turkey. It concludes that their differing political stands are in part due to their differing political and religious contexts. It is an important and timely study relevant to anyone concerned about the global rise of religious politics.--Mark Juergensmeyer University of California-Santa Barbara, author of Global Rebellion: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State In an era in which scholars and policymakers alike are grappling with whether we live in a secular or post-secular age, studies like this which assess the dynamic role of religion and religious movements in the democratic public sphere are both timely and important.--Patrick Mason Claremont Graduate University This unique and groundbreaking analysis of the political strategies of the G len movement and the LDS community in the public sphere sheds light on the way religious movements are shaped and transformed by changing political circumstances, and in turn are agentic actors seeking influence and inclusion in the greater socio-political tapestry. --Sophia Pandya California State University, Long Beach.

In an era in which scholars and policymakers alike are grappling with whether we live in a secular or post-secular age, studies like this which assess the dynamic role of religion and religious movements in the democratic public sphere are both timely and important.--Patrick Mason Claremont Graduate University This well-written and richly researched study provides an indispensable account of the public policies of two controversial religious movements--the Mormon Church in America and the Gulen movement in Turkey. It concludes that their differing political stands are in part due to their differing political and religious contexts. It is an important and timely study relevant to anyone concerned about the global rise of religious politics.--Mark Juergensmeyer University of California-Santa Barbara, author of Global Rebellion: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State This unique and groundbreaking analysis of the political strategies of the G len movement and the LDS community in the public sphere sheds light on the way religious movements are shaped and transformed by changing political circumstances, and in turn are agentic actors seeking influence and inclusion in the greater socio-political tapestry. --Sophia Pandya California State University, Long Beach.

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Etga Ugur is assistant professor of political science at the University of Washington, Tacoma.

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